Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the R5-K6 figure released this year. He may be one of the most desirable astromech droids released in years due to the widespread popularity of his battle pack which, naturally, resulted in smaller supplies. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

Because they don't take vacations, the Transformers Collectors Club revealed a future exclusive item-- Shattered Glass Cyclonus. Based on this year's awesome Universe mold, the idea is that this is the "good" version of the character from an "evil" Universe and as such, he looks something like Hot Rod. Kinda cool, wouldn't you say?

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson! Today: Clone Trooper Boost, a figure from last Fall which looks a lot like a figure from last January. Should you add him to your armies? Go to Figure of the Day to find out!

The apparently exclusive-ish 8092 Landspeeder ($24.99) and 8091 Republic Swamp Speeder ($29.99) are now live to order on LEGO.com. The Landspeeder will ship within 3 weeks, but the Swamp Speeder is listed as in stock today.

Good news, everyone-- Transformers Universe Optimus Prime, Megatron, Overkill, and Drag Strip are shipping to US retail! Over at TFW2005, find a story with the details, which basically is what I just told you. Each toy is $9.99, which seems high given they were about $15 at first.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Luke Skywalker from 2009-- the supposedly latest and greatest version from the original film. Is it as great as Hasbro said last Summer? Go to Figure of the Day to find out!

Yet another large Bumblebee toy is making the rounds on fan sites, TFormers is just one of many to be posting S250's alleged leader-class Bumblebee. The is not to be confused with the large Ultimate Bumblebee on the shelves today, which costs a lot more and is slightly larger. Odds are Hasbro will confirm this toy next month at Toy Fair in New York City.

The fine folks at BevReview are confirming a new batch of newly packaged Pepsi Throwback started shipping in December. Also note: Mountaun Dew Throwback is shipping, and some fans are already finding Heritage Dr. Pepper.

Over at Playmoblog: Good news, everyone! Playmobil's web site updated with release dates for two major themes this year. The Africa Sets should start showing up in April, while the School theme will be out around August. [Click for more]

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Concept IG-88 figure from late last year. He's based on the work of Ralph McQuarrie and generally fantastic. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

The fine folks at The Digital Bits are "confirming" (via their rumor mill) a July 2010 release date of the Back to the Future movies on Blu-Ray. What's particularly interesting is the ad slick, with a 5-disc collection (the DVD set was only 3 discs) including an extra 3D short of Jaws 19. We are pleased, Universal Studios.

The "big button" controllers, or "buzzers" from the Scene It games are, like most peripherals, criminally underused. With the Xbox Live platform and a game show-like input device, it's criminal that there aren't more quiz, trivia, and brain games with people fighting against one another. Encleverment Experiment manages to create a nifty little quiz game, made up of 16 mini-games (yes another mini-game collection), that proved entertaining. [ READ THE FULL REVIEW ]

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the R4-P17 figure from late in 2009, with its clean paint job. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

Also from Galactic Hunter: While sketch cards tend to be quite difficult to find, Topps sent in yet another flyer showcasing its new ones for series 5 of Star Wars Galaxy. Highlights include manga sketch cards and special die-cut cards. Neat! Click through to see their ad thing. Click through to see the announcement/advert flyer they sent us.

The rumors are true! Someone's doing The Venture Bros. in plastic. That someone is Bif Bang Pow! who, via their (and their partners') Twitter feeds, confirmed acquisition of the license and a full press release should be making the rounds today. Specific products are not yet announced, but we know what they are because we're awesome.

We are in a unique position to confirm this as we are consulting on the toy line. As such, the reporting you see here may be a little filtered.

Also, Microsoft announced a new "Game Room" service at CES, described as a new way of downloading classic arcade games-- so it appears that the Xbox Live Arcade service is no longer accepting classic arcade games? That seems like they kinda missed the point, but whatever. According to Major Nelson: Later this Spring, 'Game Room' will come to Xbox LIVE. This is a destination for the classic arcade games. You can buy once and play on both your Xbox 360 and Windows PC. A new game will be released every week. You'll be able to invite friends through Xbox LIVE and share your custom arcade and show off your personal collection.

In more fantastic licensing news, NCSX confirmed the lineup (so far) of Shooting Historica Vol. 4, the ongoing Yujin series of capsule toys based on classic shooter video games. This time around, it's going to be the Flint Lock from Xexex, the Legend Silver Hawk Burst from the just-released Darius Burst, and the X-002 from X-Multiply. We forgive them for their lack of Salamander for now.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Padme Amidala Coruscant Attack figure from 2002, which has the former queen dressed as a Naboo Fighter pilot. Swell stuff, plus she has an exploding radar dish. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

An eBay seller has an awesome transforming Grandus figure based on the stylings of the artist responsible for the show's unique look. It turns from a chunky robot to an aircraft carrier, it is really quite amazing. Check it out, while you can!

First up: Gallery Ninteen Eighty Eight Los Angeles is hosting a show from January 8 through January 29, 2010 focusing on art from and inspired by Mattel's Masters of the Universe toy line. Reportedly, new toys will be revealed at this event too.

So more news, because NCSX confirmed the that in addition to the Flint Lock from Xexex, the Legend Silver Hawk Burst from the just-released Darius Burst, and the X-002 from X-Multiply, there will be three more vehicles in the new Yujin Shooting Historica 4! The additions: X-002 - XMultiply, Twinbee & Winbee - Pop'n Twinbee, and CF-345 Black Fly - Metal Black. At least we get one new Konami vehicle, right?

The release is in! Here's an excerpt: "Bif Bang Pow! and Cartoon Network Enterprises, the licensing and merchandising arm of Adult Swim, blast off for action with todayıs partnership announcement that will bring to market a brand-new line of toys based on the popular animated series The Venture Bros. One of the most highly sought after product lines from Adult Swimıs library, The Venture Bros. collection from Big Bang Pow! will feature an array of articulated action figures, bobble heads, and vehicles, each embodying that distinctive action-comedy mix that has become synonymous with the series."

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson! Today: Hoth Trooper, a figure from 2002 which, in 2002, was clearly not one of Hasbro's superior efforts. Is it worth getting as crowd filler or cannon fodder? Go to Figure of the Day to find out!

Today's first story is that a Transformers RPMs Soundwave is coming, based loosely on the Animated version. It's unknown if this is a "movieverse" version of the Decepticon, a War for Cybertron design, or something else entirely-- but you can see it over on the Arker.

Speaking of War for Cybertron, the guys at TFW2005 have images of what seems to be an upcoming Optimus Prime toy based on the game. (Another prototype of this very toy leaked a few months back, but not colored.) Check it out!

According to Nintendo via Games With Coffee the very cheap collector's set of Metroid Prime Trilogy is already out of print for the Wii. That's like not even a year-- so if you want it, go grab a copy now for all your insane grading investment scheme needs, you horrible person you.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Major Bren Derlin from 2006-- the only figure in Star Wars to be based on a prominent actor responsible for Pixar voices, a role on Cheers, and also a postage pitchman. Is he worthy of the man who played him? Go to Figure of the Day to find out!

McFarlane Toys was one of the biggest powerhouses in the 1990s when it came to the collectible action figure business, and the recent years have not been quite so kind as far as the kind of toys they're famous for making go. However, it looks like they're bringing back an old favorite, and this time she's blonder. The Mrs. Claus Figure is exclusive to EverythingMcFarlane.com and is pretty fantastic from the pictures. She will cost $29.99.

Your WiiWare games this week are three. For $8.00/800-$10.00/1,000 points points, you can snag ShadowPlay, Chronos Twins DX, and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. The latter of which is a port of a highly regarded game, and is generally this week's high point. From Capcom's press release:

This is the original court adventure that started it all and made Pheonix Wright one of the most celebrated characters in the Capcom universe. Players will collect evidence, weed through inconsistent testimonies and overcome corrupt agendas to ensure that justice prevails! Present evidence with the wave of the Wii remote or press suspicious testimonies by wiggling it. These games can be played via single-player and has multiple save slots. In addition: Also, Ace Attorney INVESTIGATIONS: Miles Edgeworth is getting a playable DS demo in a few weeks. It will be available for download on the Nintendo Channel. Stay tuned for the release date on that. And remember, the new Ace Attorney INVESTIGATIONS: Miles Edgeworth ships on February 16, 2010.

Virtual Console fans, it's Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye (Sega Genesis) for $8/800 points... which nobody remembers. But if you needed mahjong on the Wii, well, there you are.

Some good news today-- or news, at least-- for fans of Microsoft's console. Not only is the buzz going that this console generation may last longer than most previous generations (hooray), but we've got some nice tidbits.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Chewbacca (Boushh's Bounty) figure from 1998-- and the years were not kind. He's short, a little cross-eyed, and lacking in articulation. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Battle Droid (Tan) figure from a few years back with a fantastic paint job. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Mon Calamari Warrior figure from 2008, a great figure from a brief appearance in the original Clone Wars animated series. We like it! Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

The story from ToyFare #151 is online: "If Venture has a name, it must be Bif Bang Pow!" You have no idea how long I've been waiting to use that tag line.
Greetings and salutations to all Bif Bang Pow! followers and believers of all shapes, ages and sizes! Well, as you've probably heard by now, we did it! Once again, we're bringing the people what we KNEW they always needed, toys for 'The Venture Brothers'! (If this keeps up, we'll finally give the world the James Bond action figure and vehicle line it's been dreaming of).

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson! Today: Commander Faie, a figure from the comic packs that looks a heck of a lot like the Kashyyyk troopers. Is he more than a figure with a new head, oor is that exactly what this is? Go to Figure of the Day to find out!

Also, Wizard World has pics and a contest for Hero Factory, which is the successor to Bionicle. At first glance, these basically just seem like slightly more ornate Bionicle toys, but with names like "Natalie Breez" and "Duncan Bulk." (At least it's less complicated than "Gali Nuva.") Check it out.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at a Security Droid from 2009-- the tiny droid from Star Wars that looks almost like a little astromech droid. How is it? Go to Figure of the Day to find out!

Some great news today-- if you're a shooter fan. The odd (but sidescrolling) Cave shooter Deathsmiles is coming to the USA courtesy of Aksys Games. We're suckers for shooters, so we're probably going to have to overlook the fact it doesn't have any space ship and, for some reason, features overly young Japanese maids. It sold very well-- apparently Japanese sales estimates were 10,000 units and they actually moved 50,000, which sounds like peanuts, but apparently this is something of a success. Whatever, if you can blow stuff up and it's 2D we're interested.

The publisher was previously responsible for US releases of BlazBlue and some Guilty Gear games, which means it's entirely possible this game might have some fancy-pants release. No word yet on how fancy its pants will be.

Your WiiWare games this week are two. The Amazing Brain Train is $6/600 points, and is yet another indie brain training game. Namco Bandai's Muscle March, on the other hand, is anything but typical for an American release. There are muscular guys. We're not quite sure if this is meant to be ironic-- we're assuming it is-- because it has a playable polar bear in it.

Got a DSi? Four games this week, including Dark Void Zero (a new fake NES prequel), Starship Defense, Chronos Twins, and Me and My Dogs: Friends Forever. All the games except for the latter are 500 points/$5. Me and My Dogs: Friends Forever is $8/800 points.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Cad Bane figure from last year. It's one of very few bounty hunters in the new cartoon line, but he's got a swell hat. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

Because everyone needs a sidekick, the Transformers Collectors Club exclusive Dion figure will come with Cop-Tur, named for the Go-Bots Renegade character. Nice! He's a repaint of Jolt from Transformers Universe 2009, which was actually not the best mold in terms of holding together. Hopefully this release will be improved.

It's happened before, and it probably means that this is going to be a weak first half. HissTank.com has an internal letter for Wal-Mart toy departments basically confirming that Rise of Cobra is very last season. A pity, but it's not like much of anything new has really come out of Hasbro lately for this brand.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the K-3PO (Hoth Recon) figure from 2008. It has more articulation than any other K-3PO, which would be more impressive were it not only the second release. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

Another famous Coco (and Birdstuff and Starcrunch) will be reforming to play South by Southwest which is another in a very brief serious of reunions-- the last being, by our count, at a Touch & Go festival. So who's going?

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Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Dark Trooper figure from last year's build-a-droid line, a huge figure from Dark Forces. Clearly, if you were smart, you bought one by now. But are you smart? Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

The fine folks at TVShowsOnDVD.com confirmed that Song of the Cloud Forest, one of the second half-hours of The Jim Henson Hour, is coming to DVD. You might recall this as the crazy colorful environmental one with the frogs. Unfortunately, it is not Dog City, which was awesome, and is similar to the Fox Kids cartoon of the same name. (Although the Jim Henson Hour one is packed with numerous fantastic gags.) Anyway, enjoy your frogs, hippies.

The puzzler Kurulin Fusion is also on sale for the low price of $2.49. We will be posting a review shortly, and that's about in the ballpark of what you might want to pay for it, and Thexder Neo, which we totally dug and is well worth the reduced price of $4.99.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson! Today: Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot), a figure from Comic-Con last year. Is the ladder and goofy grin worth the premium price? Go to Figure of the Day to find out!

Gaming site Xbox360Achievements.org posted the achievements for Mega Man 10, due out soon. They're very much like those from #9-- some are identical, and most are seemingly as hard if not harder. So yeah, give up hope now.

A few weeks ago we posted some shots of a German flyer for upcoming blind packaged LEGO figures-- and some kind soul on Brickset posted a nice big clear shot of the first batch. Check out a zombie, cheerleader, caveman, crash dummy, and several others. We are impressed.

Also, reports from the new Fan Club Magazine are coming in reporting that the toy of War for Cybertron Bumblebee has been revealed! Wow. We'll probably see it for ourselves at Toy Fair in New York, or the digital news equivalent.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at a Anakin Skywalker from 2002-- the figure isn't much good as a pilot or as a display piece goes, but he has lots of fun bells and whistles built in. Is this enough to warrant picking him up? Go to Figure of the Day to find out!

In a pleasant surprise, the TransFormers Club posted shots of War for Cybertron Bumblebee in robot mode on their web site. It looks like a cross between the "Classics" toy, only slightly more... futuristic, perhaps? We're basically already sold on the line. Check it out.

Chunklet has a new interview up with Man or Astro-Man's Birdstuff, who actually has had a lot to do with the magazine itself over the past many years. It's a great interview, packed with details about the band's opinion of their work, which you don't hear much. Or ever.

It's rare that a game come out of the gate with great names attached and little buzz or hype-- Kurulin Fusion was one of these. The music is by Nobuo Uematsu (of the early Final Fantasy games), and the game itself is coming from Tozai Games, whose last two Xbox 360 downloadables of R-Type Dimensions and Lode Runner were both pretty solid titles. It's a shame this puzzle/matching game is also from MTO, who is responsible for developing Dogz, Catz and related games-- a fact I did not realize until this review was already written. [ READ THE FULL REVIEW ]

In more interesting news, an ESRB rating for Rondo of Blood on the Wii has surfaced, meaning the game is probably coming to the USA this year. And yeah we'll probably buy it again. (The PSP one is nice, but small.)

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Yuuzhan Vong figure from last year. It's one of the biggest figures in the line, certainly one of the bulkiest. Is he worth buying? Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

Love video games, but are you tired of them not being hugely inappropriate for children? So are we. We've never heard of this "Record of Agarest War" before today, but we do admire it when someone puts together a big box of unnecessary stuff with what seems to be a clear understanding of the potential customer. This box, called Record of Agarest War: Really Naughty Edition includes:

Yearning Ellis Pillowcase (as popularized by one James Franco recently)

Mousepad with, uh, rack

Soundtrack CD

Collector's box

We pretty much have no idea if the game is any good, and all we know is that it's some form of RPG. Kudos on a nice gift set for the game, Aksys Games, and here's hoping we see more stuff like this from other publishers. (Particularly if tiny toy spaceships are involved.)

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Battle Droid (Red, Slashed) figure from 2007ish. It's not what you'd call the best version, but it was cheap-- you got two for the price of one. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

Xbox 360 owners, it's time for KrissX! (Or "Kriss Cross," a crossword puzzle.) The $10/800 point puzzler from Konami and Blitz Arcade is notable not only because it's... well we haven't played it yet, but it was a speedy download-- under 30 megs. Very unusual for the service these days, we're quite eager to give it a whirl.

After selling out in mere minutes last year, Mattel's next run of Masters of the Universe Classics Skeletor has arrived and, at press time, is still available. (This is unusual as many figures tend to sell out in under a day.) If you want one, you might want to go ahead and grab one while you can.

Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!

Today we look at the Talon Karrde figure from one of the best runs the comic pack line had to offer. Is it worth it? Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!

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